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10 songs that feel like Daily Routine

Matched to Daily Routine by Animal Collective on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Daily Routine
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Daily Routine
Animal Collective
moderate 54/100 intensity 95 BPM
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Strange World — Iron Maiden moderate 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Sit — Japanese Breakfast moderate 95 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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Parisian Goldfish — Flying Lotus moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 91% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Milkman — Aphex Twin moderate 128 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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Toys — Herbie Hancock moderate 95 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Takashi — Flying Lotus moderate 95 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Baby Bye Bye — Mac DeMarco moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Spoon — Can moderate 96 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Same layered texture.

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Well You Needn't — Thelonious Monk moderate 120 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100).

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Golden Lady — Stevie Wonder safe 95 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 45/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Daily Routine is more than you want right now.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 13/100, down from 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Spying Glass by Massive Attack
Spying Glass — Massive Attack safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 16/100.

Horizon by Tycho
Horizon — Tycho safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 20/100, versus the original's 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mr Magic (Through the Smoke) — Amy Winehouse safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 30/100, down from 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Heaven — Talking Heads safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Lady Don't Mind by Talking Heads
The Lady Don't Mind — Talking Heads safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 21/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Moonshadow by Cat Stevens
Moonshadow — Cat Stevens safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 17/100, versus the original's 54. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Daily Routine” by Animal Collective?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Strange World” by Iron Maiden, “Sit” by Japanese Breakfast, “Parisian Goldfish” by Flying Lotus — the top match scores 96% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Daily Routine” but calmer?

“Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino” by Arctic Monkeys, “Überlin” by R.E.M., “Spying Glass” by Massive Attack keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Daily Routine”?

It measures 54/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 95 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 74% of songs, calmer than the other 26%. Its intensity reading of 54/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and soft vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 74% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

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What it’s good for

Sleep1/10
Focus5/10
Workout4/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2005 in context

The 363 songs we’ve measured from 2005 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity54
Dynamics67
Tempo31
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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